Management
Sean MitchellPublisher
Having started his career at Renaissance in Auckland, Sean joined Apple in Melbourne for a number of years before working in the media space. This started with Review Publishing and later the tech publisher IDG Communications in Auckland. In 2006 He was involved in the launched of The Channel magazine. As they say - the rest is history.
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Kerryn Iseke
Personal Assistant
Kerryn recently graduated from Freelance Animation School, with dreams of one day creating animations. While studying the interesting world of 3D animation, she worked in a number of retail and customer services roles for companies including North Beach, Cue, and Sovereign Insurance.
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Matthew Brachi
Operations Manager
Matthew came to Action Media from the world of print advertising, where he represented the gamut of daily newspapers for a year and a half. Previously a member of our sales team, Matthew has now stepped up in to the role of Operations Manager. In his spare time you can find him checking out the latest computer games, training at the gym or drooling over the latest motorcycles. This mix of activities reflects his eclectic background, which encompasses studies in biology and psychology as well as drama and special effects, and he enjoys using his powers of scientific analysis and creative flair in his current role.
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Sales
Roger Bennett
Sales Manager
Roger brings a reseller's perspective to Action Media, with his excellent knowledge of the New Zealand IT industry, gained through 14 years' experience. He loves to combine his extensive product knowledge with creative ideas for product promotions. Just call him Mr Flip video some say it has been surgicaly implanted on his hand , when not flipping Roger likes to spend time having fun with his wife Diane and two children.
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Mark Everleigh
Business Development Manager
Mark has recently moved back from sunny Queensland to shortly become a first time father. He brings over 8 yrs advertising/media experience to Action Media mostly within Australia. Prior to the advertising industry, Mark is a qualified one on one Personal Trainer / Nutritionist. During this time Mark's success has come from helping client's achieve excellent results by setting goals and working out a plan to achieve these results. Which he said help relates to his work ethics in the advertising field. When Mark finds time outside of his busy lifestyle he enjoys the occasional round of Golf or just spending quality time, having fun with his family. Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions relating to any of our magazines.
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Dave Peterson
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In his youth Dave was an international hockey representative for New Zealand. These days he is actively involved in the training of horses. This, he says, truly reflects his ‘can do’ attitude. He also doesn’t like losing. During the day he brings with him extensive experience in the IT industry having occupied roles that range from account manager and BDM positions right up to senior management levels. Armed with his competitive nature, vast sales experience and a genuine interest in getting to know his customers, Dave is the perfect fit Telecommunications Review and IT Brief.
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David Horrocks
Business Development Manager
David the new BDM for IT Brief, has come to Action Media with a sound IT background in training and sales in North and South Islands. Computers are his passion, from his first 386 to his latest laptop, he strives to keep up to date with all the latest and the greatest and has a vast array of knowledge in the IT field. His can do attitude and solution finding skills will help you with all your business service needs. When he's not glued to his screen, you'll find him tinkering in his workshop, fixing things or walking along Takapuna beach with his wife Ruth.
Editorial
Sophie Allcock
Business Editor
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Sophie traded the smoggy London rat-race and her position as editor of international business title Hospitality magazine for the great New Zealand outdoors in late 2009. Fidgety without the pressure of deadlines, she was soon on the hunt for a new challenge, joining Action Media as Editor of IT Brief, The Channel & Telecommunications Review in August 2010. With a background in publishing and marketing in tow, Sophie fuels her eccentric one-woman crusade to eradicate shoddy grammar and transform reader experiences with a costly addiction to custard and red wine. If not gallivanting on the netball court, you'll find her chomping her way around Auckland's restaurants, honing her latest curry recipe, or exorcising her inner geek with a crossword.
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Jonathan Cotton
NetGuide Editor
While Jonathan began his career in radio, it was not long before an interest in Edgar Allan Poe and sleeping in led him to the University of Canterbury to study English literature. After working briefly as a tutor therein, he operated as a glorified spell checker for the Realtor before taking on a busy writing role with Channel Publishing. Looking for a new challenge, Jonathan accepted a position as editorial coordinator at Multimedia Publishing, before finally making the move, family in tow, to Auckland, where he is currently editor of NetGuide. His interests include music, voraciously half-reading novels and compulsively adding to an already oversized t-shirt collection.
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Rachael Sutton
Feature Editor
Rachael graduated from AUT in 2007 with a Bachelor of Communication Studies majoring in Journalism. After a stint as a waitress and radio producer, she ended up working for Action Media from mid 2007 until 2008. Rachael was the Journalist/Sub-Editor for The Channel until the opportunity to go and train with an Olympic Dressage rider in the UK lured her to the other side of the world. After returning home she was working as a trainer at a women's gym until she ended up back here! When not at work you'll find her at the gym, snowboarding, at a concert, or getting up at 5am to ride & compete her horse!
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Duncan Campbell
Managing Editor - Start-Up
Duncan is Action Media’s ‘quality controller’, working on all our print publications. His previous experience includes TVNZ, private radio and freelance magazine work (mainly music reviewing) and eight years with NetGuide. He is also co-author of a book on organic food. From this you can gather that his main recreational pursuits are music and cooking. He is also addicted to crime novels and occupies a much loved 1940s-vintage art deco house which is in surprisingly good repair.
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Chris Leggett
Reviews Editor
Chris joined the team at Action Media in late 2008. A graduate of the University of Canterbury's graduate diploma in journalism, he's held the editor position with Massey University's magazine and made freelance contributions to publications Real Groove and New Zealand Musician. Chris has even worked as a captioning producer at TVNZ, preparing subtitles for hearing-impaired viewers. Chris feels that you can't ask for much more than to be paid to write about your interests, and as a keen gamer and computer enthusiast, his position as a staff writer across the range of Action Media publications allows him that very luxury.
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Gavin Ogden
News Editor
Gavin comes from an entertainment and consumer writing background, having previously been editor of the Official Xbox Magazine & ComputerAndVideogames.com in London. He moved from his home in Manchester City, England to Auckland in December 2009 in the hope of less rain and more sun - the jury's still out on the rain front. When he's not sat in the front of a PC monitor he can usually be found sat in front of the PlayStation. Or stuck in Auckland traffic.
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Studio
Zena Kitson
Graphic Designer - The Channel & Game Console
Zena completed a Bachelor of Design at AUT and found her passion for magazines when completing her final year project: a magazine featuring the New Zealand punk scene. Now, after an exciting OE travelling in Canada, the US and Mexico, she has returned to New Zealand to design IT Brief and The Channel magazines. Previous jobs include working on New Zealand Woman’s Weekly and a personal labour of love, Makeshift a contributor-based art magazine. When not designing magazines Zena can be found indulging in her Nintendo habit or reading trashy novels.
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Joel Facon
Graphic Designer - NetGuide, ConnectMe & Telecommunications Review
Joel started life as a cabinetmaker, but starting work at 7.30am is ALL bad. So he made the switch to graphic design in 1999 and has worked in many places doing magazines, photo retouching and illustration. Now he designs ‘Netguide’ and ‘IT Brief’ magazines. When not designing Joel is playing brutal Heavy Metal music in the band Subtract and playing football... or watching football.Joel has been called a ‘God’ on youtube.
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Amanda McCracken
Graphic Designer - IT Brief & Start-Up
Originally from Christchurch, Amanda graduated with a Diploma in Computer Graphic from Natcoll last year. As a contractor from Aditude Advertising she started at Action Media in May of this year. She loves working with design and enjoys the variety of style that IT Brief and Start Up brings. When not working at Action Media, you can find Amanda cooking, reading, and playing Band Hero with her flatmates.
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